GitHub: Git for Windows' uninstaller vulnerable to DLL hijacking when run under the SYSTEM user account.
Priority LOW 39CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
GitHub: Git for Windows' uninstaller vulnerable to DLL hijacking when run under the SYSTEM user account.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01486 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1 | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6) | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8) | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 (includes 15.0 - 15.8) VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1 VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 (includes 16.0 – 16.6) VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8) VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.0 to before 15.9.46 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 16.0 to before 16.7.27; 16.8 to before 16.9.19; 16.10 to before 16.11.12 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 17.0 to before 17.0.8; 17.1.0 to before 17.1.4 | Vulnerable | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:git_for_windows_project:git_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.35.2 | Vulnerable | Git For Windows Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 to before 15.9.46 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.0 to before 16.7.27; 16.8 to before 16.9.19; 16.10 to before 16.11.12 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 17.0 to before 17.0.8; 17.1.0 to before 17.1.4 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:git_for_windows_project:git_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.35.2 Vulnerable ·Git For Windows Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-24767
More Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-01112 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in .NET Framework, Microsoft SharePoint, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-16266 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-15028 Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-01063 Improper input validation in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-01064 Improper input validation in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-01066 Improper input validation in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
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